A bulk carrier was in port to load ‘raw, unwashed’ bauxite. Over the course of 13 days, loading took place intermittently due to heavy rain
After unloading containers from a general cargo vessel, crew prepared the decks and holds for a new cargo. One task was to move the hatch
Various reports have revealed that main engines may not attain the expected speed when using ultra low sulphur (ULS) fuel oil. A list of recommendations
In the very early morning hours (2 am) a loaded tanker was outbound from a port at about nine knots. The pilot left the vessel
On a medium-sized fishing boat with a crew of 17, one of the crew retired to his sleeping quarters after supper. The cabin was shared
An incident resulting in a single fatality occurred onboard a drillship in the Gulf of Mexico during pipe-handling operations. A floor hand, standing in the
A bulker completed loading operations and officials conducted an underwater hull inspection with video recording as per port authority requirement. The vessel’s hull was found
A small general cargo vessel lost steering in a restricted waterway and ran hard aground against the edge of the channel. The cargo hold filled
A dredger was on site and in the process of dredging when the engineer of the watch (EOW) smelt diesel oil in the engine room.
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